The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2022 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
Nursing home report
HAWTHORNE HOUSE
FREEPORT, ME · Medicare-certified · 83 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
3 of 5 overall
HAWTHORNE HOUSE (FREEPORT, ME) has a 3 out of 5 overall rating. Staffing is above the federal benchmark at 5.30 nurse hours per resident per day vs. 4.1, with no fines in the last 24 months; health inspection and quality measures are each 3 stars, and staffing is 4 stars.
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
5.2974 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: March 24, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 5.2974.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 1.24
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.59
- Nurse aides
- 3.47
- Weekend nursing
- 5.07
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 65%
Registered nurse turnover: 58%
Resident outcomes
How often residents experience these outcomes, with the direction over the past year.
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
27.9%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
2.4%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
5.6%Improving
Residents with a urinary tract infection
1.6%Steady
Residents who lost too much weight
5.7%Improving
Residents who were physically restrained
0%Steady
Residents needing more help with daily activities
26.5%Improving
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
26.9%Improving
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Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
29.6%Improving
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0.9%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0.5%Steady
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
21.8%Improving
Residents with depressive symptoms
5.6%Improving
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
94.1%Steady
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
41.6%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
34%Steady
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
26.3%Improving
What the inspectors found
The nursing home failed to keep the area free of hazards and provide enough supervision to prevent accidents. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 689 — 42 CFR §483.25(d) — S/S: E
The home failed to honor residents’ choices about treatment, research participation, and advance care instructions. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 578 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to ensure residents had a safe, clean, comfortable, homelike environment and daily care supports were provided safely. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 584 — 42 CFR §483.10 — S/S: E
The home failed to monitor antibiotic use properly. Cited May 2025 — limited pattern, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 881 — 42 CFR §483.80 — S/S: E
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing met or exceeded the federal recommendation.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 13 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 1 health deficiency.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of FIRST ATLANTIC HEALTHCARE · 10 homes · 2.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 70.3 residents on an average day (85% of 83 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 33 years
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Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.